They are in complete harmony with the heavy meals, strong drink, elaborate clothes, ornate furnishings, flamboyant art, melodramatic plays, loud music, flowery speeches and thundering sermons of ...

Barbed wire is a critical innovation that shaped the High Plains. Field Editor Lacey Vilhauer takes a look at its origins.

In the late 19th century, studies of oyster grounds were rare, and scientific surveys almost always occurred after the habitat had been destroyed. Low densities of oysters became the scientific norm.

The board shared the confidence of their technicians. Consequently the board made the decision to raise money to build a new cable, as well as use the material from the previous cable project of 1865.

The Chinese School, 19th Century comprised a group of artists active in this region in the period. Works identified as being by this group appear regularly at auction. Since 2001 the record price for ...

The English School, 19th Century comprised a group of artists active in this region in the period. Works identified as being by this group appear regularly at auction. What is English School, 19th ...